Expert consensus on clinical management for early childhood caries
Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2022 Oct 1;40(5):495-503.
doi: 10.7518/hxkq.2022.05.001.
[Article in
English,
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Affiliations
- 1 State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
- 2 Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China.
- 3 Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China.
- 4 Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510055, China.
- 5 Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110002, China.
- 6 Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, The Affiliated Stomatoloy Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
- 7 Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
- 8 Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
- 9 Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
Abstract
Early childhood caries (ECC) is the most prevalent chronic oral disease and one of the worldwide public health problems of great urgency for children. ECC can affect children's teeth, dentition, craniomaxillofacial, and general health and development. Therefore, through dental caries etiologies and caries risk assessment, patient-centered, personalized planning and a combination of prevention and treatment should be implemented in the clinical management for ECC. Periodic and continuous cycle management can only be accomplished with the cooperation of medical staff, children, and their guardians. This expert consensus will expound the clinical management of ECC in the following aspects: caries risk assessment, early clinical prevention, treatment strategies, and postoperative management.
Keywords:
caries risk assessment; clinical management; early childhood caries; expert consensus; indirect pulp therapy; interim therapeutic restorations.
Grants and funding
[基金项目] 国家自然科学基金(82170947);成都市科学技术局技术创新研发项目(2021-YF05-01980-SN)